Recommended by Tom Moran

A wonderfully goofy title concealing a solid character study, buoyed along by a series of both personal and global revelations. Fun to read and would certainly make for a great visual at the end.

Fun, cute and a little mind-bending, with a lot of content elegantly packed into a short piece. Would be great to see it staged, as I could see some actors really taking this and running with it.

A gripping, sardonic reinvention of the Nativity, replete with some genuinely enthralling action and great puns, often at the same time. Sapio deserves credit for retelling a story everyone knows without belaboring the point. And the script is just damn clever, what with three wise guys and the blink-and-you-missed-it reference to Bethlehem. Way fun.

An absorbing piece that develops at a solid pace and leaves the audience wanting more. The piece makes the smart move of never quite revealing its mystery, but giving enough clues for the reader to make an educated guess.

A well-sculpted play built on two strongly drawn characters and an intriguing premise. Lots of credit for it not going where I expected.

A quiet, understated, deeply human piece about tackling a particularly painful type of separation and grief. Solidly made and quite affecting.

A well-put-together bit of family bonding, told through the POV of a mom escorting her uninterested kids to one of the Great Plains' more famous roadside attractions. SIskind does a great job of introducing real substance and character arcs into a brief one-sided exchange. I also appreciated the many actions and external references in the piece - it's more of a one-sided dialogue than a monologue, which keeps it brisk and absorbing. Well done.

The one-liners keep coming in this hysterical retelling of one of Hamlet's key scenes. I enjoyed the variety of the humor: a great combo of Jewish references, plays on Shakespeare's language, and logical questions about some of Hamlet's plotholes. It would be fun to see this staged, but this is also one of those plays that's just as enjoyable to just read.

A funny, engaging take exploring one of the more fascinating corners of Craigslist (RIP, more or less.) The shifting dynamics in the piece keep it entertaining as it speeds toward a conclusion that feels both surprising and inevitable.

Both hilarious and horrifying, "Come Back Right's" greatest accomplishment isn't its fascinating escalation of resurrection scenarios, it's how it concludes by bringing everything back to its human core.